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Translational research in genetics and genomics /

In Translational Research in Genetics and Genomics, noted geneticist and veteran OUP author, Moyra Smith, present a comprehensive critical review of the translation of genetic and genomic research into health care. Dr. Smith's motivation for writing is driven by the gap that exists between the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Smith, Moyra
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Isolation of disease genes through genomics
  • Advances in genome analysis : discovery of structural variation and genomic dosage differences in health and disease
  • Significance of DNA sequence changes for diagnosis and therapy
  • Epigenetics
  • Complex diseases : molecular genetic contributions to elucidation of etiopathogenesis of late-onset neurodegenerative diseases
  • Advances in treatment of single gene disorders through translational science : treatment with small molecules (chaperones), and gene-based therapies
  • From gene discovery in genetic syndromes to identification of therapeutic agents
  • Impact of the environment on the genome
  • Molecular defects in cancer : application to therapy
  • Pharmacogenetics and pharmacogenomics
  • Phenomes, phenotypes, and clinical genetic services.